2001 Furman Paladins football team

The 2001 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.[1]

2001 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
Division I-AA Championship Game, L 6–13 vs. Montana
Conference	Southern Conference
2001 record	12–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Johnson (8th season)
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

2001 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Furman $^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Appalachian State ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	4
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					4	–	7
The Citadel		2	–	6					3	–	7
Chattanooga		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1		at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 14–20	14,167
September 22		VMI		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 65–7
October 13	2:00 PM	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (Rivalry)		W 31–7	16,982
November 3		at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 10–20	–
November 17		at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		W 42–10	6,366
December 15		at No. 2 Georgia Southern*	No. 4	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game)		W 24–17	–
December 21	3:30 PM	vs. No. 1 Montana*	No. 4	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (Division I Championship Game)	ESPN	L 6–13	12,698
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)